Hey friends!
Hummingbirds are already being spotted here in the South, which means it’s GO time if you want them in your garden! In today’s video, we’re taking you on a nursery tour focused on the best annuals for attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees.
From Supertunia Vista Bubblegum II to salvias, cuphea, lantana, and more—these are the plants that will turn your garden into a pollinator paradise FAST.
And then… we put it into action with a BIG mass planting on the bank at the nursery for maximum impact!
If you’ve ever wanted more hummingbirds in your garden, this is your sign to plant something beautiful 💕
🌿 In This Video:
~ Best annuals for hummingbirds
~ How to attract pollinators quickly
~ Nursery tour of top-performing plants
~ Mass planting design + spacing tips
~ Easy ways to support hummingbirds this season
0:00 Hummingbirds Are Arriving Early This Year!
0:45 Why You Need to Plant NOW for Hummingbirds
2:00 What Attracts Hummingbirds (Color vs Smell)
3:15 Superbells (Calibrachoa) for Containers & Hanging Baskets
5:30 Supertunias Explained: Mini, Standard & Vista Series
8:30 BEST Petunia for Impact: Vista Bubblegum II
10:00 #1 Hummingbird Plant: Cuphea (Vermillionaire & Hummingbird’s Lunch)
12:30 Salvias for Continuous Blooms & Pollinators
15:00 Don’t Skip This! Lantana for Butterflies, Bees & Hummingbirds
17:00 Mass Planting Supertunia Vista Bubblegum II (Design + Spacing Tips)
19:00 DIY Hummingbird Food (No Red Dye!)
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We get them here in Peru, New York, around Mother Day.
Here in Oregon we have Anna's year round. The Rufous arrive in February/March and stay until September/October. Love our hummers
Here in Maine, we won’t see our hummers till May. Looking forward to it!
We get the ruby throated hummers here near Ottawa, Canada, but not until May. We're having a late winter this year, and still getting snow. Living vicariously through you.😀 🌹🐞🦋
I am in Memphis tn and have my jazz berry petunias in the ground and my feeders hung, my swallows returned today.
I live in zone 9B in Northern California, east of Sacramento. Earlier in March, I discovered a hummingbird nest in one of our Japanese maple trees. Lo and behold, Mama showed up and consistently sat on the nest. Shortly after, we saw her sitting on the edge of the nest, poking her beek up and down, feeding her babies. And, just yesterday, we saw her two babies with their heads above the nest! We are super excited and feel very blessed she chose our tree to raise her little family. ❤
Two days ago, in Zone 8b in Gantt, Alabama we saw a hummingbird at my moms feeder.
My problem besides bees or yellow jackets is I need hanging plants that grows in the shade
I saw 1 hummingbird March 20th put feeder out same day.
I learned a lot ! I was not going to plant many annuals, but you have changed my mind. I am subscribing. Thank you from Tennessee .
What is the mulch in the garden?
I only have maybe one skittish hummingbird that visits my garden in Minnesota, so I've been keeping a nice salvia or two around for it when it shows up later in the summer. The Rockin' series handily outperforms the the others I've tried, but I've only tried the blue so maybe I'll go for a purple this year. I did try cuphea last year and it turns out that Japanese beetles love a good munch on them, alas.
Migratory birds are amazing! 🐾❤️😊❤
I planted the rockin purple salvia last year and it was gorgeous with nice super dark big green leaves and nonstop flowers. I ordered another one this year and the other one came back after winter so now I have two beautiful purple salvia! I plan on getting more colors to add in. Wonderful plant!
My dad in White Oak SC has them now- few more everyday . He typically has 100s during the summer- it’s incredible!
Zone 9A east of Austin, Texas, our first hummer arrived a week ago. Thanks for confirming that hummers return to the same summer home, I had long suspected this. I ha lave a large bed of Turk’s Cap that I just cut back. It will quickly grow to 5feet tall and my hummers love it!
Had a ruby throat yesterday that couldn't get out of garage but w little coaxing made it out and went to the blooming milk weed❤ so I set out 3 feeders. I am southwest of Houston. Them darn qrackles though!!!😮
I have a question. When you were planting in the above video, what did you sprinkle in the hole before placing the plant? Was that Biotone, which you've bragged about for encouraging root growth? Please let me know since I just bought a bag of Biotone. Thanks for your great, informative videos! Keep it going, y'all. I'm your neighbor in middle TN!
How often do you change it out?
I had them show up as soon as my bubble gum started blooming here in East Texas.
Just made my THIRD Pre-Order this year, planning on the best hummingbird oasis in town.
All my jam tabs died during Texas freeze. I thought they survived but they didn’t
❤❤❤ just got my first hummer here this season in Gaffney SC!!!
Just seen our first hummer thus morning
Just now seeing the gold Rufus hummingbird in Cle Elum, Washington. Thank Jenny for this hummingbird video ❤
Thank you for highlighting the safety aspects of using feeders !!! I have feeders and plants and it helps to avoid territorial disputes. I have loved lantana for years 🦜🦜
I do love to see the Hummingbirds come visit in my yard. Thanks for info. on which flowers to plant to attract Hummingbirds. Love your videos!!❤
Our hummingbirds in Virginia have never ever touched my Proven Winner petunias. And I’ve tried all kinds of petunias. Zero interest. BUT the Blue Suede Shoes salvia…. The hummingbirds are ALL OVER those, all season, until they migrate back South. Therefore, I plant Blue Suede Shoes specifically for them, and I try to spread them out so they fight a little less over them.